How are the new CIBSE/SLL circular tools measuring up? Nulty’s Gary Thornton discusses plotting a path to sustainability from a lighting designer’s perspective
Tag: Embodied carbon
Back in control: making savings with BMS optimisation
The optimisation of HVAC controls for a Croydon office has reduced energy use by 28% over nine months, resulting in a £171,000 saving in operational energy costs. REsustain’s Annie Marston describes how CO2 was slashed for a minimal capital cost
A force for good: the winners of the 2023 CIBSE Young Engineers Awards
The Young Engineers Awards showcased the best new talent in the industry and featured nine inspirational presentations from graduates willing to lead by example
‘Show young people how they can make a difference’: Francesca James, CIBSE Graduate of the Year
Focusing on the individual impact a person will have in building services is a sure-fire way of attracting young people to the industry, according to Graduate of the Year Francesca James, whose winning presentation was one of the highlights of the 2023 Young Engineers Awards
The big picture: embodied energy at 100 Gray’s Inn Road
With a new development at 100 Gray’s Inn Road, in central London, set to become the UK’s largest full-timber, net zero carbon office building, Phil Lattimore finds out how the building’s whole life-cycle carbon impact has been assessed
Clear decisions: whole life carbon for façades
By applying the CWCT embodied carbon calculation methodology to a Croydon office, Patrick Ryan Associates estimated whether selecting a new high-performing façade is better for reducing whole life carbon than retaining elements of the original. Anri Doda and Jill Wang explain
Reflecting change: key updates to LG7 – Lighting for offices
A new revision to SLL’s Lighting Guide 7 for offices encompasses the upward trends of hybrid working and the circular economy. Author Simon Robinson shines a light on the biggest changes
Circular route: New Street station lighting retrofit
To minimise embodied carbon in the retrofitting of nearly 900 luminaires at Birmingham’s New Street station, Q Sustain used CIBSE TM65 to calculate the potential savings of reusing existing luminaires. The firm’s Lovely Chavan and Yara Bekdache explain how it saved more than 163 tonnes of embodied carbon
Measuring up for net zero: interview with David Partridge
As one of the most prominent figures in property, David Partridge is in an ideal position to oversee the governance of the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard and ensure a definition for net zero is embraced by those who develop, own and build real estate. Alex Smith reports
Facing up to embodied carbon in façades
Façades account for up to 30% of a building’s embodied carbon, which is why the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology is working to produce a new methodology to bring consistency to life-cycle assessments. Buro Happold’s Teni Ladipo reports